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## [MyVaccines.ca Makes it Easy for Canadians to Find and Book Their Next Vaccination – iamsick.ca blog](https://healthcare.empower.ca/blog/2021/11/09/myvaccines-ca-canadians-find-and-book-vaccination)

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 Nov 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM

Toronto, ON: EMPOWER Health, a Canadian digital health innovator launches MyVaccines.ca – a national...

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## [Lessons Learned from the 2020-2021 Ontario-wide Pilot – iamsick.ca blog](https://healthcare.empower.ca/blog/2021/10/26/lessons-learned-from-the-2020-2021-ontario-wide-pilot)

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During the peak period of Canada’s 2020-2021 flu shot distribution, demand for influenza vaccines wa...

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## [Release Notes, October 2021 – iamsick.ca blog](https://healthcare.empower.ca/blog/2021/09/29/october-2021-release-notes)

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Vaccine Inventory Management 2.0, Advanced Email Reminders, MyVaccines.ca Launch and More! Welcome t...

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 Sep 24, 2021 12:00:00 AM

With COVID-19 being all the rage right now, many of us have forgotten that there are other ongoing p...

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## [“No Jab, no job?”: Mandating Vaccines at Work – iamsick.ca blog](https://healthcare.empower.ca/blog/2021/09/01/no-jab-no-job-mandating-vaccines-at-work)

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There has been ongoing debate on whether mandating vaccines in general is the most ethical approach ...

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